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How do you say "goat" in French?
la chèvre
In French, "goat" is la chèvre.
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Pronunciation
Say shev-RUH, with stress on the first syllable. The final E is soft.
Grammar notes
La chèvre is feminine, and its plural is les chèvres. The accent mark on the E is important for pronunciation.
Example sentence
La chèvre grimpe sur les rochers.
The goat is climbing on the rocks.
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How to remember la chèvre
Chèvre sounds like 'shev-ruh'. Goats are clever animals, and the word has a quick, clever sound to it.
Related words
- bull le taureau
- fox le renard
- gold l'or
- horse le cheval
- iron le fer
- mole la taupe
- piranha le piranha
- sardine la sardine
- squirrel l'écureuil
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Questions about la chèvre
How do you say "goat" in French?
In French, "goat" is la chèvre. It is a noun.
Is la chèvre masculine or feminine?
La chèvre is feminine, and its plural is les chèvres. The accent mark on the E is important for pronunciation.
How is la chèvre used in a sentence?
Use la chèvre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La chèvre grimpe sur les rochers. (The goat is climbing on the rocks.).
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